Species Polygala schlechteri
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There aren’t any identifications of Polygala schlechteri.
Range:
Location unknown
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Etymology of Polygala:
Gk. poly = much; gala = milk; so-called from the belief that cattle grazing in fields with this plant produced more milk. (San Marcos growers in the United States claim that Polygala virgata ‘Portola’ has this property but the authors could find no scientific evidence).
Etymology of schlechteri:
Named in honour of the German Rudolf Schlecter (1872-1925) and his brother Max (1874-1960), renowned plant collectors from South Africa.
Scientific name:
Polygala schlechteri Schinz
Synonym of:
Long etymology:
Rudolf made more than 12 000 collections. His brother Max settled in Port Nolloth where he earned his living collecting and trading
Protologue:
Vierteljahrsschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 55: 237 (1910)
Synonym status:
Year published:
1910
Observations of Taxon
There aren’t any identifications of Polygala schlechteri.